Wild Columbia County
Hiking, camping, and wildlife viewing in northwest Oregon’s hidden jewel
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BLM’s proposed Management Plan
On February 19, BLM published new Resource Management Plans for its Western Oregon lands. The new plan quadruples current timber production. To meet this goal, the federal agency will ignore wildlife and old-growth protections that resulted from decades of local input and negotiation. For example, the new plan eliminates the stream buffer compromise worked out…
Turtle And Amphibian Forum via Zoom
Edit: The video of the event can now be viewed here: The Scappoose Bay Watershed Council will be holding an online Turtle and Amphibian Forum on Wednesday, March 11th from 4 pm to 6 pm. You can register here via Zoom. The speakers will be Susan Barnes of ODFW, Jon Hakim of Wild Columbia, and…
Wonders of the Boise Cascade Property
The second conservation priority site we identified was the wilderness portion of the old Boise Cascade property (now coined the St. Helens Industrial Business Park). It made our list as the second-most pristine site for meadow reptiles. The complex supports Rubber Boas, Racers, and one of just three populations of Western Skinks in Columbia County.…
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Visit the Friends of Liberty Hill website or their Facebook page to learn about this unique meadow and what we can do to save it for our community.
About Us
Jonathan grew up in St. Helens and has family in Yankton and Rainier. Matt grew up in Warren and currently lives in Scappoose. Jonathan’s wife Rosey and daughters Chhaya (less so) and Sophia (more so) join them on some of their adventures.
Local groups
Friends of Dalton Lake Nature Preserve
Friends of CZ Linear Park Trail
Global Conservation
A few orgs doing God’s work:
Creative Conservation Alliance
Wild Columbia County 